(Close): London's index of leading shares edged up on Friday, but oil and mining stocks lost ground.
By the close, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 63.47 points or 0.95% at 6,742.84.
During the day, oil firms Petrofac and Tullow Oil fell 1.71% and 3.15% respectively.
At the same time, gold miner Randgold Resources was down by 2.85%, while Acacia Mining shed 3.55%.
On the currency markets, the pound was down slightly against the dollar at $1.5559. It nudged up 0.13% against the euro to €1.2679.
Oil prices continued their downward trend with Brent crude selling for $68.91 a barrel by the close, down 1.1%.